Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

एवं विभज्य पुत्रेभ्यः कुमार्यै च महीपतिः । शतशृंगो गिरं गत्वा उदीच्यां तप्तवांस्तपः

Transliteration

evaṃ vibhajya putrebhyaḥ kumāryai ca mahīpatiḥ | śataśṛṃgo giraṃ gatvā udīcyāṃ taptavāṃstapaḥ

Translation

So teilte der Herr der Erde (die Reiche) unter seine Söhne und auch an Kumārī aus; daraufhin begab sich König Śataśṛṅga zu einem Berge im Norden und übte Tapas, heilige Askese.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• विभज्य: having apportioned
• विभज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + भज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययीभाव-प्राय (gerund), ‘having divided/apportioned’

• पुत्रेभ्यः: to (his) sons
• पुत्रेभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), बहुवचन; सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• कुमार्यै: to Kumārī
• कुमार्यै: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महीपतिः: the king (lord of the earth)
• महीपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• शतशृंगः: Śataśṛṅga (the hundred-peaked one; a mountain)
• शतशृंगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत + शृंग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पर्वत-नाम/विशेषसंज्ञा

• गिरम्: to the mountain
• गिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object of motion)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having gone’

• उदीच्याम्: in the northern region
• उदीच्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (location)

• तप्तवान्: performed (austerity)
• तप्तवान्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु) + तवत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक कर्तरि कृदन्त (क्तवत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-भावार्थ: ‘performed’

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Northern tapas-giri (unnamed)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Śataśṛṅga, having performed a formal handover of realms to his sons and to Kumārī, departs northward. He is shown in simple bark garments on a mountain ledge, seated in padmāsana amid snow-winds or highland mists, with a small fire altar and rosary; attendants fade into distance, emphasizing solitude.

Characters & Entities

• Śataśṛṅga (king)
• Kumārī
• udīcī (northern quarter)
• giri (mountain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After fulfilling worldly duty (orderly division and governance), a ruler may pursue tapas—showing the harmony of rājadharma and spiritual striving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A northern mountain associated with Śataśṛṅga’s austerity is indicated, preparing the ground for a site-centered sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is mentioned as the king’s practice; no detailed rite is specified.